Total births
407
Boys' name · since 1985
Tequan
Tequan has 407 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 407
- total births
- 1985–2023
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
Tequan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 407 have been recorded since 1985.
Tequan has 407 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2023.
- 407 total births
- 1985–2023 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 46% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
407 boys have been named Tequan since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.
- 407
- total births
- 1985–2023
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
46% of everyone ever named Tequan was born in this single decade.
1994
Single peak year
28 babies were named Tequan in 1994 - its busiest year on record.
Tequan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tequan's full recorded timeline at 2001, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tequan at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1985
Tequan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2023
- Peak year (1994)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Tequan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Tequan's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Tequan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
187 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s 59
2010s
59 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 187 births (46% of all-time use).
Tequan by state
Where Tequan concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tequan? ▼
Since 1985, Social Security records show 407 babies named Tequan. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 1994, with 28 births.
When was Tequan most popular? ▼
Tequan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 187 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Tequan most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Tequan are New York (25 births), Virginia (10 births).
How long has the name Tequan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Tequan since 1985 -- 39 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Tequan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tequarius. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Tequan's data
- Tequan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (187 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tequans (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tequan
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tequan: Baby Name Since 1985 - 407 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tequan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tequan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.